Following their terrific double-act in Sunday’s 3-1 win at Sunderland, where Sturridge opened the scoring before setting up Suarez to score twice on his return from a 10-game ban, you can see why Liverpool’s manager is raving about their partnership.

“I am not sure there are two better in the league,” Rodgers said. “Those two are right up there with the best in the country and you saw that against Sunderland. Those two will only get better; you see the understanding. We have done a lot of work with them together in training. They looked very bright on Sunday.”

The Reds’ attacking duo have been in impressive form since January 2013, scoring 27 goals in 35 games between them in the Premier League. That makes them, by far, the most potent attacking partnership in England’s top-flight, and on Sunday the link up play between S.A.S (Suarez and Sturridge) was sublime.

Both players are top quality strikers, with Sturridge stepping up to the plate in Suarez’s absence, and the Uruguayan forward has added an extra cutting edge since returning from his ban for biting Branislav Ivanovic at the back end of last season.

However, even though the numbers suggest so, are they really the top strike partnership in the Premier League?

I would still say Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are ‘the’ top forward line. Yet after seeing Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo shine for Man City against United last week, those two could provide some stiff competition for that mantle. Elsewhere, obviously not too many teams play with two out-and-out strikers anymore, but Southampton’s pairing of Rickie Lambert and Daniel Osvaldo could be one to watch out for, as could West Brom’s new front pair of Stephane Sessegnon and Victor Anichebe. And if Fulham ever get their act together, Darren Bent and Dimitar Berbatov are two players who could click seamlessly into becoming a combined goalscoring machine.

There are other partnerships out there mentioning too, but do you think Suarez and Sturridge are the best the Premier League has to offer?

After Liverpool’s start to the season, they will need those two to keep banging in the goals in to sustain their lofty ambitions. S.A.S are key to their Champions League success, but best partnership in the league… I’m not so sure.

Never mind all that: Harry Kane was healthy, and scored three goals as Spurs kept pace with group mates Real Madrid in filing a 3-0 win at APOEL Nicosia in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

Kane said he was very proud of the side’s performance, as youngster Anthony Georgiou and seldom-used Georges-Kevin N’Koudou put in shifts in the win. From the BBC:

“We weren’t pleased with the first-half and a couple of chances could have gone the other way. We were more clinical and in the Champions League that is what you have got to be.

“We are missing a few players but the lads who stepped in were fantastic. We have a solid squad and you have to be ready. 3-0 away in the Champions League no matter who you play is a good result.”

Kane has 11 goals in September between club and country, and has six hat tricks in 2017. There may not be a finer big striker firing in Europe right now, and both England and Spurs will hope to ride him well into 2018.

A point from far from home is not the end of the world, but Liverpool will rue its missed chances in a 1-1 draw at Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

Goalkeeper Artyom Rebrov had a stellar day for Spartak before being injured and then replaced by Aleksandr Selikhov, who was also strong for the Russians.

Fernando (not that one) scored a free kick for Spartak, while Philippe Coutinho bagged the equalizer that keeps the Reds ahead of Spartak on goal difference. Both sides are three points behind Sevilla.

Hugo Lloris flubbed an early clearance and was fortunate to see the back-bounding ball dribble wide of his left post.

Carlao could’ve given APOEL a surprise lead close to halftime but headed wide of the net from within 10 yards.

Kane nearly added an assist to his ledger at the start of the second half, but Son Heung-min just missed his effort wide of the frame.

He scored another goal anyway, and another one. Moussa Sissoko set Kane up for the second of the night, a relatively simple finish for the striker, and Kane completed his trio of goals when he headed Kieran Trippier‘s cross home.